Idea of a Christian University

Contributions / discussion etc. on the idea of a Christian University

A Catholic University in the UK?

Thank you, Richard, for a most informative review, and Gavin O’Costa for what must be an insightful book. It’s hard to tell which of you (or neither) but there are at least two intriguing segues being played – I believe of fundamental practical and theoretical importance. One is between the activities of Christians in a…

Comments on: A Jewel in the Crown of North America: Christian Higher Education (Bartholomew, Winter 2019)

Comments on: A Jewel in the Crown of North America: Christian Higher Education (Bartholomew, Winter 2019) Craig Bartholomew’s piece is full of good points but is missing crucial principles and practicalities. Appropriately to the new leader of KLICE, much of the article is really about public ethics generallyin this country, not specifically universities.    There…

Developing Graduate Curricula Faithful to Professional Training and a Christian Worldview

Trends in Christian higher education indicate a growing interest in professional training programs that take Christian faith commitments and values seriously. This article explores one professional graduate program with secondary accreditation that attempts to be faithful to a Christian worldview while at the same time honouring the developments within its particular discipline. In a desire…

Thoughts on: Christian Higher Education: Another Jewel in Another Crown?

Thoughts on: Christian Higher Education:  Another Jewel in Another Crown? (Cooling, July 2019) Trevor and I share the concept of creating the equivalent of one or Christ[ian]-inspired undergraduate-teaching institution in the UK (and nowadays UK-led on the ‘net!) based on published peer-reviewed academic scholarship by intra- and inter-university, theological college, and research institute teams of Christian academics, discipline…